The store is slated to open in the fall at Interstate 35 and Johnson Drive.

The company said positions are available in home furnishings sales, interior design, customer service, safety and security, cashier, facility management, receiving, stock replenishment and warehouse. IKEA Merriam will also have 60 food service opportunities in its restaurant, Swedish Foodmarket, Café Bistro and coworker cafeteria.

The retailer has been named in the past as one of the 100 best companies to work for and a top company for working mothers. It offers benefits for full and part-time employees.

WE HAVE SEVERAL LINKS ON OUR WEBSITE... KMBC-DOT- COM. MONTHS BEFORE THE METRO'S FIRST IKEA OPENS ITS DOORS, THE HOME RETAILER IS OFFERING YOU A CHANCE TO BE ONE OF THE FIRST INSIDE! HUNDREDS OF JOBS ARE UP FOR GRABS. KMBC9'S MARTIN AUGUSTINE REPORTS FROM MERRIAM. FROM THE TIME THE FIRST SHOVEL OF DIRT WAS TURNED ON THE IKEA STORE HERE IN MERRIAM, WE'VE BEEN TOLD THIS WOULDN'T JUST BE GOOD FOR THOSE OF YOU LOOKING TO FURNISH YOUR HOMES AND APARTMENTS, THIS WOULD BE GOOD FOR PEOPLE LOOKING FOR JOBS. AND NOW WE KNOW HOW MANY JOBS. IKEA PLANNING TO HIRE 300 PEOPLE HERE AT ITS STORE IN SUCH POSITIONS AS HOME FURNISHINGS SALES, INTERIOR DESIGN, STOCK REPLENISHMENT AND WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT, JUST TO NAME A FEW. IN THE PAST, IKEA'S BEEN NAMED BY FORTUNE 500 MAGAZINE AS ONE OF THE 100 BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR. THE MAGAZINE ALSO A TOP COMPANY FOR WORKING MOTHERS TO WORK FOR. IN PART BECAUSE IT OFFERS BENEFITS FOR NOT JUST FULL TIME EMPLOYEES, BUT PART TIME EMPLOYEES AS WELL. IF YOU'RE INTERSTED IN APPLYING FOR A JOB HERE AT IKEA, GO TO IKEA'S WEBSITE. WE HAVE A LINK TO IT ON OUR WEBSITE, KMBC DOT COM. REPORTING FROM MERRIAM, KANSAS, MARTIN AUGUSTINE, KMBC 9 NEWS.